Alphapolis Co. Ltd. engages in the planning, development, operation and management of website ALPHAPOLIS. The company is headquartered in Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo-To and currently employs 138 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2014-10-30. The company operates through two business segments. Publishing Business segment selects content to be published as books from among the content posted on the its Website and app, which allows users to post novels and manga, based on user ratings on the site. The books it handles are divided into four genres including light novels (novels that use anime-style illustrations on the cover and illustrations and tell stories in a lighter style than regular novels), manga, paperbacks, and others. The company also handles sales and logistics for paper books. Animation Production Business segment is involved in animation production, intellectual property (IP)-related businesses and the development of illustrators.